The state of mind that exists when you sit in the right posture is, itself, enlightenment.

To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by all things.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

When we understand that peace is not dependent on external conditions, we can find it in the midst of any circumstance.

You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather.

Wisdom says we are nothing. Love says we are everything. Between these two our life flows.

The past is just a memory. The future is just a dream. Be here now.

True happiness comes from a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through cultivation of altruism, of love, of compassion.

Our task is not to seek for love but to find all the barriers within ourselves that we have built against it.

Change is the nature of every phenomenon. Accept this truth and you will live a happy life.

To what shall I compare this life? It is like a boat that left at dawn, leaving no trace.

Life is nothing but a continuous chain of sensations. Pleasant or unpleasant, observe them objectively.

In the moment of anger, abandon anger but not the person. In the moment of attachment, abandon attachment but not the person.

The more we understand impermanence, the more we appreciate each moment of our lives.

True love is not for the faint-hearted.

The spiritual journey begins with the recognition that beneath our surface happiness there lies a deep inner pain.

Equanimity is not indifference. It is the balanced mind that sees things clearly without reaction.

Every moment of mindfulness is a step on the path to liberation. Each step is valuable, no matter how small.

The highest mantra is to be without deception. The highest medicine is to have few desires. The highest meditation is not to be attached.

What Zen wants us to do is to acquire an entirely new point of view whereby to look into the mysteries of life and the secrets of nature.

The willingness to empty ourselves and then seek our true nature is an expression of great and courageous love.

Meditation is like catching a fish. If you try to catch it quickly, you'll miss it. If you have patience and know how to wait, the fish will come.

Liberation is found in the practice, not in the theory.

Zen in its essence is the art of seeing into the nature of one's own being, and it points the way from bondage to freedom.

The treasure house within you contains everything, and you are free to use it. You don't need to seek outside.

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

Don't take life too seriously. No one gets out alive anyway.

Mindfulness is the key to transformation. It enables us to see our experience as it really is, free from distortion and bias.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

The more you suffer the deeper grows your character, and with the deepening of your character you read the more penetratingly into the secrets of life.

One moment can change a day, one day can change a life, and one life can change the world.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy, and happiness is found in benefiting others.

When you love someone, you have to have trust and confidence. Love without trust is not yet love.